Project Controls Specialist - Scheduler

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Global recognition programs

Employee referral program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is seeking a Project Controls Specialist - Scheduling Discipline to lead controls activities for the FH&ES portfolio. You will report to the Resource Operations Manager and work a hybrid schedule based in Cranberry, PA.

The role involves initiating and planning controls, maintaining baselines, and applying analytics to drive project performance while coordinating with multiple organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Accounting, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years project controls experience required. We may consider ten years of experience in a technical/engineering lead role and 5 years of project controls experience equivalent to the ten years of preferred experience.
• Project controls experience in a technical industry such as engineering, manufacturing, nuclear or construction.
• Knowledge and Skill in project schedule tools including Primavera and MS Project

Responsibilities

• Coordinate required tasks/deadlines and escalate issues; provide early warning of potential issues to management.
• Initiate and plan all controls aspects of a project, establish baselines, and create risk registers.
• Use schedule, cost, and risk analytics to confirm validity of the program plan and plan for client satisfaction metrics.
• Oversee schedule adherence; support project managers to ensure delivery within budget.
• Oversee closure of projects within the program and capture lessons learned for future work.
• Develop relationships with product line teams, customers, and suppliers to support program execution.
• Align partner expectations to achieve acceptance of Project Controls goals

Skills

Project controls experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Job description

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Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As a Project Controls Specialist - Scheduling Discipline, you will be responsible for a subset of the project controls activities. These activities are for the FH&ES project portfolio, which includes projects with varying complexity, such as LEU+ implementation projects. These projects span multiple organizations within Westinghouse.

You will report to the Resource Operations Manager and work a hybrid schedule based in Cranberry, PA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cleary communicate required information promptly: Coordinate required tasks/deadlines. Escalate issues, provide early warning of potential issues or potential opportunities to the appropriate levels of management.
• Program initiating and planning processes: Initiate and plan all controls aspects of a project, which we include, establishing project baselines and creating risk registers. Apply tools and techniques to plan work such that you reduce inefficiencies, and optimize overall project performance. Use schedule, cost, and risk analytics to confirm validity of overall program plan. Analyze needs and plan for unique customer satisfaction and project performance metrics.
• Project implementing and controlling processes: Assume overall project responsibility of schedule. Support project managers to ensure projects are delivered within budget. Oversee schedule adherence.
• Maintain understanding of program scope with project goals and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the project result or strategic intent.
• Project closing processes: Oversee closure of projects within the program. Communicate opportunities for improvement, lessons learned, and risk avoidance for future work.
• Develop relationships with product line team, customer, suppliers: Serve as project controls contact for internal and external customers to support the successful program execution through completion.
• Align partner (e.g., team, customer, and suppliers) expectations to achieve overall acceptance of Project Controls goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree. Applicable disciplines are Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Accounting, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years project controls experience required. We may consider ten years of experience in a technical/engineering lead role and 5 years of project controls experience equivalent to the ten years of preferred experience.
• Project controls experience in a technical industry such as engineering, manufacturing, nuclear or construction.
• Knowledge and Skill in project schedule tools including Primavera and MS Project

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $103,200 to $129,000 per year.

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options

Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members

401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement

Paid Vacations and Company Holidays

Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance

Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers

Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service

Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

Safety and Quality

Integrity and Trust

Customer Focus and Innovation

Speed and Passion to Win

Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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